Pre-Listing Home Inspections in Orange County
For homeowners in Irvine, Costa Mesa, Orange, Anaheim, Tustin and South Orange County who want to know what a buyer's inspector will find, before the home goes on the market.
What is a pre-listing inspection?
A pre-listing inspection is a home inspection the seller orders before the house goes on the market. It looks at the same things a buyer’s inspector will look at: the roof, structure, plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling, and the visible condition of the home.
The difference is who reads it first. When you inspect before listing, you see the findings while you still have choices: repair, get bids, adjust the price, or disclose with a plan. When you wait, those same findings tend to arrive inside the buyer’s contingency period, on their timeline.
Sellers can pair it with a termite inspection and a sewer scope.
Know what the buyer’s inspector will find
Most buyers order their own inspection. The question is whether the report surprises you. A roof at the end of its life, a slow drain line, or dry rot at a window sill is easier to handle in the weeks before listing than in the days before a contingency deadline.
Every Trident inspection is performed by our own certified inspectors, all Trident employees, led by Certified Master Inspectors: founder Jeff Clark, General Manager Sean Culpepper and inspector Ted Kingland. Some inspection companies subcontract parts of the work or hand them to a referral; at Trident, every inspection is done by our own team.
Termite and wood-destroying organism reports are done in house through Trident Pest Control, our own company, registered with the California Structural Pest Control Board for Branch 2 and Branch 3 under #PR8662. Home, termite and sewer scope can be done on the same visit, which keeps scheduling simple.
What a pre-listing inspection covers
One visit, written up so you, your agent and your contractor can act on it.
Full home inspection report
Roof, structure, plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling, and the interior, written up by our own certified inspectors. Delivered the same day.
Home inspections→Termite report, done in house
A wood-destroying organism report from Trident Pest Control, SPCB #PR8662, with findings separated into Section 1 and Section 2 items. Same-week turnaround for most properties.
In-house termite inspections→Optional sewer scope
A camera inspection of the main sewer line, so the line from the house to the street is not a question mark during escrow.
Sewer scope inspections→A photo report you can share
Findings in the home inspection report are documented with photos. You and your agent decide how it is shared with buyers, and it reads clearly when you do.
A plan for repairs
Use the findings to get contractor bids, fix what matters, and price in the rest before you list.
Simple scheduling
Book online or call (949) 294-1188. Home, termite and sewer can be done on the same visit, so you are not coordinating three companies before listing.
Schedule an inspection→Trident Pest Control inspects and reports; it does not fumigate or treat. If treatment is recommended, it is done by a separate licensed company. Who pays for repairs or treatment depends on your contract, so talk it through with your real estate agent. For what the two parts of a termite report mean, see Section 1 vs. Section 2 findings.
Getting your home ready to sell
Articles on what buyers find, how to plan repairs, and how to keep escrow on track.
Pre-listing inspection questions
See it before the buyer does
Book your pre-listing inspection online or call us. Our own team handles the home and termite inspections, with a sewer scope if you want one.